Back to the Florida Atlantic Owls Newsfeed

Football head coach Willie Taggart reaches settlement in $125 million lawsuit over the hospitalization of three players at Oregon in 2017

Taggart and former Oregon strength coach Irele Oderinde reached a confidential agreement with Doug Brenner, who filed the lawsuit against them.

FAU football head coach Willie Taggart reached a settlement with former Oregon offensive offensive lineman Doug Brenner in a lawsuit that involved Taggart over a set of workouts at the University of Oregon in 2017 that led to the hospitalization of three players.

“I’m extremely sorry for the incident that transpired, but I’m happy that a lot of ‘Truths’ came out during the proceedings. Now, my total focus is getting back to our FAU Football Family, and our student-athletes,” said Taggart, according to ESPN on May 5.